Loosening And Tightening Threaded Connections Of Drive Shaft - Seat Leon 2013 Workshop Manual

León 2013 ➤ , León ST 2013 ➤
Running gear, axles, steering - Edition 06.2018
– Using bolts -arrows-, align new cover in relation to bolt holes.
The alignment must be very accurate, because no further align‐
ment is possible once the part has been hammered on.
– Drive on cover using a plastic hammer.
Tighten clamp on outer joint
– Apply clamp tensioner - V.A.G 1682- as illustrated. Ensure
jaws of tensioner lie in corners -arrows B- of ear on O-type clip.
– Tighten hose clip by turning spindle with torque wrench (take
care to keep tool straight).
Note
Due to the hard material of the protective boot (compared to
♦
rubber) and the necessity of using a stainless steel clamp, it
is only possible to tension the clamp with clamp tensioner -
V.A.G 1682- .
Specified torque: 25 Nm.
♦
Use torque wrench -C- with adjustment range 5...50 Nm,
♦
(e.g.). Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-
Ensure that the spindle thread -A- moves smoothly. Apply
♦
MOS 2 grease if necessary.
If the spindle is tight owing to the thread being dirty, for exam‐
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ple, the force required to tighten the clip will not be attained in
spite of correct specified torque specification.
Tightening clamp on small diameter
8.4 Loosening and tightening threaded con‐
nections of drive shaft
Special tools and workshop equipment required
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Rep. gr.42 - Rear suspension